Frank Pizzo named the Henri-Lloyd S1D Coach of the Year!

This year’s winner of the S1D Coach of the Year, presented by Henri-Lloyd, is Bowdoin College Head Coach Frank Pizzo. This award is determined by you, our readers. We only choose from submitted nominations!! We had MANY outstanding candidates, and this year was, by far, the most difficult year to choose.


Frank’s nomination letter included the following from a player on the Bowdoin squad: “To the Editor of Sail1Design: I saw your coach of the year competition, and I can think of no one who deserves it more than Frank Pizzo, the coach of the Bowdoin College sailing team. I have been on the team for four years, and in this time, coach Pizzo has turned the program around and built one of the strongest teams in the country. He is great both on and off the water and cares deeply about each of his players. Both the women’s and coed teams made nationals for the first time in program history last spring, and we are going again this year. Frank pushes his sailors on the water and in the gym, and has build a cohesive team whose members buy into the program above themselves.”
Frank has taken the Bowdoin Polar Bear sailing team to new heights. Qualifying for the Team Race New Englands, Womens Nationals, and COED Nationals, are just the most recent steps in a process that has seen Bowdoin climb the ladder in the very competitive NEISA sailing conference.
This award is by sailors, for sailors, and we are most pleased that our presenting sponsor, Henri-Lloyd, will present a Henri-Lloyd Jacket to Frank, along with a $500 gift card to shop at Henri-Lloyd online. If you want the best sailing clothing out there, we suggest you shop there too!!
Learn more about our Sailor of the Year award, and previous winners, here.